(Closed) Hairstyles for the most hair inept

I need help, ladies. I literally cannot do anything with my hair. I wear it in a ponytail every day because I can’t stand to have it on my neck or in my face. When I see my mother for nice things like Easter I’ll wear it down because I know she prefers it. I’ve tried reading the articles about “easy hair hacks for lazy girls” and whatever, but I honestly cannot manage them. I’m going to a friend’s wedding tomorrow and I’d like to do something with my hair other than a ponytail, but it needs to be something that a toddler with two broken thumbs could manage. Oh, and I can’t do a sock bun. I even bought one of those little things to do it and it just smooshes my hair and makes it all tangled. I need help. With pictures and small words, please guide me, bees.

How long is your hair? That would help! I have mid length hair (past my shoulders but not to my waist) that has zero volume on top but lots on the sides…it starts to get wavy around my chin which is really irritating to style. But for weddings/work events, I tend to go with either:

a deep side part and a low bun (literally a twist and hair tie and a few bobby pins for good measure)

straightening it, pulling the front bangs back, twist a bit clockwise and criss cross bobby pins so there is a tiny bump, but not Snooki-esque and hairspraying the crap out of it

or starting from a deep side part, braid the bang section of your hair to create a ‘headband’ effect. then you can either wear it in a low pony tail with the braid tucked in or a bun. sort of like this the “Lauren Conrad” signature braid, lol – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEr9JapOAFQ

Sock buns don’t work for me either, I’m probably an idiot but it never turns out. It’s so much easier just to twist my hair really tight and use tons of bobby pins, lol.

jlc3: My hair is probably about two inches past my shoulders. I just dragged a ruler out of my drawer and it looks like 14 inches, root to tip.

LittleE3: I’ve done pixie cuts, too and I love having my hair short. I’m just keeping it long for our wedding and then my MOH’s wedding in October. Then I might just have to shave it off I’m so fed up with it.

First I get a ponytail holder and a bunch of bobby pins within easy access. Then I just let my hair fall naturally, then pull it over one shoulder and make a low side ponytail. Then take the pony and wrap it around it’s base loosely, holding with my hand. Then use my other hand to stick a whole bunch of bobby pins into the bun until it stays in place. Then maybe another bobby pin or two in the back, above the pony, just to hold in place any errant hairs that weren’t long enough to make it into the pony.

I should probably also mention that I don’t own any hair-doing equipment besides a brush, comb, elastics, and bobby pins. I might have a hairdryer somewhere, but I don’t like it because my hair just ends up hot and frizzy and still wet. So, there’s that.

luluvohn: I am terrible. I wash my hair and brush it through. I partially blowdry my part so it stays, then I flip my head upside down and scrunch it with my hands while continuing to blowdry my hair until it’s almost dry. I then flip it back upright and straighten my part. I usually end up with pretty good volume this way.

If I have somewhere really nice to go (i.e. wedding or interview), I get my hair cut and styled that day or the day before so my hair looks really good. It only happens once or twice a year so it’s worth it for me not to have to worry about how to style it for important events.